Road, Solihull College, Performing Arts

Solihull College Performing Arts, UK
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February 29th 2008 2:00pm and 7:30pm National Diploma year 2
a play by Jim Cartwright

Road

Synopsis:
Road is the first play written by Jim Cartwright, and was first produced in 1986. The play explores the lives of the people in a deprived, working class area of Lancashire during the government of Margaret Thatcher, a time of high unemployment in the north of England. Despite its explicit nature, it was considered extremely effective in portraying the desperation of people's lives at this time, as well as containing a great deal of humour. The play won a number of awards and was voted the 36th best play of the 20th century in a poll by the Royal National Theatre. It was made for television by renowned director Alan Clarke and starred many young actors who later became well-known including Jane Horrocks, David Thewlis, Moya Brady and Lesley Sharp. Road was produced in New York by Lincoln Center Theater at La MaMa Etc. in 1988, with a cast including Joan Cusack and Kevin Bacon.
The play is often performed on a promenade, allowing the audience to follow the narrator (Scullery) along the road and visit different sets and the different homes of the characters.
Cast:
Brenda - Nicola Palfrey
Barry - James Dainton
Scullery - Jonathan Warrilow
Brother - Shane Whitty
Louise -Nikita Jackson
Carol -Gemma McCaffery
Brink -James Dainton
Eddie -Beau Carter
Eddie's Dad - Shane Whitty
Dor -Maria Pazouros
Lane -Emma Walsh
Skinlad - Shane Whitty
Molly -Stacey Hansford
Professor - James Dainton
Chantal -Nicole Bailey
Bald -Beau Carter
Mrs Bald - Nikita Jackson
Jerry -Abbas Shoukat
Clare -Danielle Goodfellow
Blowpipe - James Dainton
Joey - Shane Whitty
Fathers Voice - James Dainton
Mothers Voice - Nicola Palfrey
Bisto - Beau Carter
Curt - James Dainton
Helen - Danielle Goodfellow
Soldier - Shane Whitty
Valerie - Stacey Hansford
Marion - Emma Walsh
Brian -Abbas Shoukat
Linda - Nicole Bailey

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